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The IPA, one sound at a time
Tap any symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet to see how it is made, where you hear it in English, and which languages use it. Switch to the keyboard to type your own transcriptions.
Tap symbols in the charts below to add them. Extra marks:
Consonants
Columns show where in the mouth the sound is made, rows show how. In each box, the left symbol is voiceless and the right one is voiced.
Vowels
The chart is a map of the mouth: left is the front, right is the back, top is a closed jaw, bottom is open. Where symbols come in pairs, the right one has rounded lips.
Examples follow General American and Standard Southern British English; accents vary. Symbols and labels follow the official IPA chart (International Phonetic Association, 2020). Spotted an error? Let me know through the contact page.